Vocal drones, collective resonance – workshop with Lucie Páchová

In this workshop, we approach our voices as sources of vibrations, exploring sustained frequencies at different intensities, ranges and degrees of stability. We approach the body as a resonating chamber and the space as an extended resonance amplifier. We experience vocal drones as a relational, vibrational and embodied practice. We begin with the body and breath as what supports us in sustaining long tones, continuing to sense where vibration resonates in the body. From there we start to attune to one another, first in unison, then through minimal shifts towards interference. Gradually, the voices move further apart, from close intervals towards wider frequency relations and collectively improvised dissonances. No previous experience is required; experience with voice is welcome.